Vocab

Question 1

prolepsis

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“foreshadowing”-the representation of a thing as existing before it actually does or did so

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analepsis

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“flashback”-flashing backward to an earlier point in the story

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foil

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a character who contrasts with another character

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frame narrative

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a story within a story

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doppelgänger

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the “evil” twin/double

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catharsis

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the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions

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Flâneur

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someone who is part of the crowd, yet set apart (an archetype of modern, urban experience)

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formulaic narrative

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a narrative following a consistent format/formula/pattern

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onomatopoeia

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sound painting-words that sound like the sound

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scion

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exemplar, a notable individual

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purple prose

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indulgent, slightly over-the-top prose

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novel of manners

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a realistic novel that focuses on the customs, values, and mindset of a particular class or group of people who are situated in a specific historical context.

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Horatian satire

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Satire in which the voice is indulgent, tolerant, amused, and witty. The speaker holds up to gentle ridicule the absurdities and follies of human beings, aiming at producing in the reader not the anger of a Juvenal, but a wry smile.

Question 14

Juvenalian satire

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Juvenalian satire, in literature, any bitter and ironic criticism of contemporary persons and institutions that is filled with personal invective, angry moral indignation, and pessimism

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free indirect discourse

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third-person narration that slips in and out of characters’ consciousness

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equinoctial

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happening at or near the time of the equinox

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abjure

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solemnly renounce

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impunity

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freedom from punishment

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Recherché

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rare, exotic

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paragon

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a person or model of excellence

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fortnight

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two weeks

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catechism

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a series of fixed questions, answers

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diadem

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a jewelled crown

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syndicate

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a group of individuals or organizations combined to promote some common interest

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ecclesiastic

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a priest or member of the clergy

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ascetic

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a person who practices severe self-discipline or abstention

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mercenary

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(of a person or their behaviour) primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics

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coup de maître

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a master stroke

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equanimity

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mental calmness, composure

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whist

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a card game

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asperity

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harshness of tone or manner

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sibilant

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a hissing sound

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patriarchal women

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a woman who is similar/compared to a man who generally holds power over the other sex

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microcosm

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a community, place, or situation regarded as encapsulating in miniature the characteristic qualities or features of something much larger.

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macrocosm

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the whole of a complex structure, especially the world or universe, contrasted with a small or representative part of it.

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sentimental novel

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teaches you about society, makes you consider where your place in it is

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patriarch

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the male head of a family (generally with lots of power)

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self-reflective

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the capacity of humans to exercise introspection and the willingness to learn more about their fundamental nature, purpose and essence

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pathos

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a quality that evokes pity or sadness.

Question 40

bathos

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an effect of anticlimax created by an unintentional lapse in mood from the sublime to the trivial or ridiculous.